Saulo L. da Silva

Saulo L. da Silva was born in Campinas, SP, Brazil, and in 2003 he obtained his Ph.D. degree in functional and molecular biology (biochemistry) at the Campinas State University, Campinas, SP, Brazil. He was a Full Time Professor at the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, AM, Brazil. He is currently a Full Time Professor and Researcher at the Federal University São João del-Rei, São João del-Rei, MG, Brazil, where he is Leader of the Protein Chemistry Research Group and trains M.S. and Ph.D. students of the postgraduate programs of the biotechnology and health sciences. da Silva is a Researcher in Research and Productivity Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Brazil (2008). His research focuses on isolation, synthesis, and determination of structure of peptides and proteins from animal toxins. da Silva has published more than 52 peer-reviewed primary researches and reviews articles in high-impact international journals about proteins and peptides from animal toxins.